• Join a team that is passionate about Geospatial
• Gain satisfaction from resolving issues and improving processes
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities 

Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha │ About Environment Canterbury

Waitaha - our Canterbury region - is like no other and we are proud to call it home. We are privileged to be working with Ngā Papatipu Rūnanga, stakeholders, and our wider community to protect our environment, including water, land, and air through regulation and planning. As a Regional Council we're responsible for flood protection, public transport, civil defence, and more.

Together we're taking action to shape a thriving and resilient Canterbury, now and for future generations. Toitū te marae o Tāne, toitū te marae o Tangaroa, toitū te tangata, If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive.

Kōrero mō te Tūranga | About the Role

In this role you’ll be involved with the coordination of the Geospatial Team’s internal service requests, requiring your excellent task management and customer service skills. This role will work closely with a tight-knit, fun, supportive team of Geospatial professionals who, in addition to providing geospatial services to Environment Canterbury, also deliver the highly regarded Canterbury Maps platform to the Canterbury community. You’ll have opportunities to broaden your technical skills in the ESRI platform, FME and cloud technologies.

• Technical Expertise: Perform configuration and technical work for desktop, mobile, and web-based GIS applications.
• Customer Collaboration: Engage with internal customers to define requirements, develop solutions, and ensure system compatibility.
• Maintenance & Upkeep: Manage the technical aspects of our GIS databases, apps, maps, services, and datasets.
• Training & Development: Provide comprehensive GIS training to staff for optimal use of our platform.
• Community Support: Offer technical support and enhance capabilities for both internal users and the wider community.

Mōu │ About You

Ideally, you’ll have relevant tertiary training in GIS, Geography or Computer Science with an earth science component, or equivalent work experience. You’ll also have practical knowledge and experience of ESRI ArcGIS platform and extensions, including web, portal, mobile, and database elements.

This is an ideal opportunity to work within the existing talented team to provide sound advice and service. Bring your great communication skills and analytical thinking to help solve problems, inform decision-making, and add value to our Geospatial service delivery.

More about you:

• 1+ years of experience in a GIS role
• Approachable, adaptable, and confident in dealing with users at all levels
• A great team player, eager to learn, lead and encourage
• Passion for Geography and enthusiasm for enabling GIS users to get the most out of imagery, LiDAR and their vector data
• Experience in FME, FME Server, ESRI mobile tools
• Business analyst skills or support experience are advantageous

Ngā hua o te Mahi i te Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha  | Working at Environment Canterbury  

Our values underpin everything we do. We understand and embrace a diverse workforce; this diversity will enable us to better serve our people, our community, and our greatest taonga, the environment. We value everyone’s contribution, diverse thinking, and skills.

We're on a journey to become a treaty partner of excellence, including incorporating te ao Māori into our work. We offer supportive opportunities to develop capability in this area and encourage our people to use kaupapa Māori, mātauranga Māori, and te reo Māori in our daily work. We welcome you with an open heart & mind, wherever you are on your personal te ao Māori journey.

To find out more about us and the mahi we do - click here. 

Applications close on Wednesday, 15 May. We encourage you to apply early, we will be reviewing applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close the advertising early.  

Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role. 

Me mahi tahi tātou - Together we can